Prozac nation: young and depressed in America

Elizabeth Wurtzel

Riverhead Books, 1995 - Biography & Autobiography - 368 pages

Painful, poignant, and ultimately triumphant, Prozac Nation is Elizabeth Wurtzel's catharsis--a cry of rage at the chronic depression which has dominated most of her young life. "A powerful portrait of one girl's journey through the purgatory of depression".--The New York Times.

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I loved the tone of this book and the way Elizabeth Wurtzel writes is so compelling and easy to relate to. This book is at times funny and sad but always interesting. I thoroughly enjoyed Prozac Nation and would recommend it to anyone.

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User Review  - Laura - Goodreads

I liked this book. A lot of people are bothered by the author's self absorption but that is the truth of depression - it turns you into a emotional parasite. Wurtzel is brutally honest and self aware ...

Contents

• Down Deep: 205
• Good Morning Heartache: 243
• I2 The Accidental Blowjob: 267

About the author

Elizabeth Wurtzel is the author of the bestselling books "Prozac Nation" and "Bitch." She graduated from Harvard College, where she received the 1986 "Rolling Stone" College Journalism Award for essay writing. She was the popular music critic for "The New Yorker" and "New York" magazines. Her articles have also appeared in "Glamour, Mirabella, Seventeen, " and "The Oxford American." She lives in New York City.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Prozac nation: young and depressed in America
• Author: Elizabeth Wurtzel
• Edition: 2, reprint
• Publisher: Riverhead Books, 1995
• ISBN: 1573225126, 9781573225120
• Length: 368 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / Women; Depressed persons; Depressed persons - United States; Depressed persons/ United States/ Biography; Psychology / Depression; Self-Help / Depression; Wurtzel, Elizabeth - Mental health